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Jefferson State Community College is a public institution situated in Birmingham, Alabama. The location of Jeff State is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Jefferson State Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Jeff State has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#54 Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Jeff State.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#6 Best Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#28 Best Business Support & Assistance Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#57 Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#88 Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Jeff State has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#17 Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Schools College Factual
#17 Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#22 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Schools College Factual
#25 Highest Paid Hospitality Management Graduates College Factual
#108 Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates College Factual
#110 Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates College Factual

Where Is Jefferson State Community College?

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Contact details for Jeff State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2601 Carson Rd, Birmingham, AL 35215-3098
Phone: 205-853-1200
Website: www.jeffersonstate.edu/

How Do I Get Into Jeff State?

You can apply to Jeff State online at: www.jeffersonstate.edu/admissions/application-types-2/

Since Jefferson State Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Jefferson State Community College?

29% Take Out Loans
10.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Jeff State, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $3,266 a year. That adds up to $13,064 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Jeff State is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Jefferson State Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,451 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,526 undergraduate students at Jeff State, with 2,451 being full-time and 6,075 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,451 full-time undergraduates at Jeff State, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Jefferson State Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 46
Black or African American 486
Hispanic or Latino 183
White 1,536
International Students 61
Other Races/Ethnicities 139

Over 25 countries are represented at Jeff State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Vietnam, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Jefferson State Community College

6,220 Took All Classes Online
6,944 Took At Least One Class Online
86.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,944 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Jeff State has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 9th most popular in Alabama for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Jeff State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Jefferson State Community College was 86.0%. This is the #410 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Jeff State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Jeff State ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Jeff State.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Office Administration #30
Business Administration & Management #319

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Jefferson State Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Office Administration 47 45 47 139
General Hospitality Administration/Management 17 19 17 53
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 18 14 18 50
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 22 23 45
TOTAL 82 100 105 287

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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